CITY OF CHARLOTTE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM 280, 2ND FLOOR
GOVERNMENT CENTER – 600 EAST FOURTH STREET
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010 – 9:00 A.M.
AGENDA
CASE NO. 10-043 – Application has been made by Kidane Haile (Represented by Paul Lorenz) for
property located at 4541 Margaret Wallace Road, Tax Parcel Number 193-043-08, requesting two
variances: (1) a 10 foot variance from the required 10 foot rear yard to allow a building to be constructed
on the rear property line and (2) a 5 foot variance from the required 5 foot distance for vehicle parking on
a lot. Code Section 2.201 defines a parking lot as an area not within a building designed and used for the
storage of motor vehicles. A principal building or structure is defined as a building or structure containing
the primary use of the lot. A structure is defined as anything constructed, installed, or portable, the use of
which requires a location on a parcel of land. This includes a fixed or movable building which can be
used for residential, business, commercial, agricultural, or office purposes, either temporarily or
permanently. “Structure” also includes, but is not limited to, swimming pools, tennis courts, sign,
cisterns, sewage treatment plants, sheds, docks, mooring areas, and other accessory construction. The
required rear yard is the minimum distance required by this ordinance between the rear of a principal
building or structure and the lot line farthest from the street fronting the lot as measured parallel to the
rear lot line, projected to the side lines of the lot on which the building or structure is located. Code
Section 11.503 states that uses allowed by right and under prescribed conditions in the B-1 district are
allowed. Code Section 11.505(4) states that the rear yard adjacent to nonresidential district is 10 feet.
Code Section Table 12.206(3) states that parking of vehicles is not permitted within required setback or
required side yard that abuts a street on any lot, nor within 5’ of any exterior lot line. Code Section
12.106(1) states that no principal building or principal structure shall be located within any setback or
yard required by these regulations except as provided in this section and elsewhere in these regulations.
CASE NO. 10-044 – Application has been made by Mary Brown (Represented by Robert Porter) for
property located at 1211 Parkwood Avenue, Tax Parcel Number 083-091-12, requesting two variances:
(1) a variance to allow a parking lot and driveway to encroach 3 feet into the required 7.5 foot buffer on
the right side of the property that is reduced with a fence and (2) a variance to allow a two foot
encroachment of an existing structure in the required 5 foot buffer on the left side of the property for the
purpose of establishing a new use. Code Section 2.201 defines a religious institution as a church,
synagogue, temple, mosque, or other place of religious worship, including any accessory use of structure,
such as a school, day care center, or dwelling, located on the same lot. A buffer is defined as a strip of
land with natural or planted vegetation located between a use or structure and a side or rear property line
intended to separate and partially obstruct the view of two abutting land uses or properties from one
another. A buffer area may include any required screening for the site. Code Section 9.203(18) states
that a religious institution up to 750 seats is a permitted use in an R-5 district. Code Section 12.302 (1)
states that buffers shall be required when any use is being developed abutting an existing developed lot or
vacant lot. Code Section Table 12.302(a) requires a Class C buffer between an institution and a business
use. Code Section Table 12.302(b) requires a Class C Buffer of 10 feet for less than 0.5 acres of
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development. Code Section 12.302(8) states that the width of any required buffer may be reduced by
25%. Code Section 12.506(5) states that all buildings, outdoor recreational facilities, and off-street
parking and service areas will separated by a Class C buffer for small and medium size religious
institutions. Code Section 12.302(4)(a)(1) states that for institutional uses developing abutting an existing
more intensive use prior to the approval of this ordinance and for which no buffer is in place, the
institutional use shall be responsible for providing a minimum of 50 percent of the required buffer
specified for the more intensive use.
BUSINESS
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THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA. ~
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